Utility stand



` Jan. 20, 1931. J. SKULTETY UTILITY sum 'Filed April 15. 1929 is apreferably hollow (for the sake of: lighta i i full lines in Fig. 1 showthe legs and braces in full extended position, the dotted lines ness andeconomy of manufacture) stern 30, which stem has on its lower portionastop of any preferred form, such as a sleeve 32, forced over saidend,which stop preventsthe removal of the stem fromthe post 26 by i engagingwith the shoulder 34 of said post,

e as seenin Fig. 6., e

. :The stem 30 has preferably an upper-'reduced end 36 (Fig. 4) forreceivingfthe fiat lower stationary h1nge-portion38, said hinge portionbeing preferably forced over said redicedend portion, although saidhinge por- .to be'describedlater." i

relation with the ,stern 30 fora purpose t presposea lock mustbeprovided to hold said stem tionmaybeassociated withvthe stern 3 0 inany other mannerin practice found desirable. *The hinge portion 38iispositioned inofi' set ently tobe described, the holes 40 be in alsoprovided therein, he purpose thereo also I Thistem gois Pted to beextended in the post 26 so that the table top or seat may beraisedorflowered at will.` For this purin position, and I have provided agravitai tional lock 42. Saidlock comprisesa prefer-` ably ring shapedportion 44, positioned about p said 'stern and concentrictherewith,said` ring 'portion having extended therefrom a preferably bent rod orlever operatingmeans 46,

" which lever or rod is adapted to ibepositioned within the fulcrum 48(Figs. 1 and 7) asso 4 ciated with one of theupper ends 50 of the;fective lockso said stern leg braces 8 in any preferred manner, whichfulcrnm may in practice take any form, in the present :instancecomprising a pair of "curved andoutwardly fiaredlips, which permit thearm or rod 46 to Shift toward :or away `from the stern 30, thusproviding a shifting fulcrum'. By lowering the outer end of the lever orrod 46, the ring 44 is .positioned coni centrically with relation to thestern 30, and

saidstem, including the seat or table, may be raised. Dropping saidlever or rod, permits the ring 44 to fall by gravity, thus wedgng sadring to said stem,'and providing an" ef-f (and seat or table) cannot beraised relatively to the device.

To prevent relative movement' of the leg braces 8 and the post 26, thelower side of the flange 28 maybe provided with teats or projections52.' See more particularly Figs.

and 6 Said teats or projections engage the Inner sdes of the ringsections 4, when the sos I flange 28 is' positioned thereon, the post 26then ext-ending through said ring sections, or upper member and'the holein the'lower fiat annulus or lower member 12, as seen in Fig. 1.

As an' additional means ,for preventing movement where heavy weight isplaced upon the devie,the cnrled endsO, whichalso add totheattractiveness ofthe device, areadapted to engage with and securely lockthe fiange 28 in position. See F igs. 79 and 10. In the immer-figure theleg braces 8 are locked with the flange 28; in .the latter they are outof engagement, and the stem 30, and post 26, may beremozed from theframework, as indicated "by the` dottedlines in said figure.

The tableto p or seat 54 hasi positioned on thejnnderside thereof ablock of any preferred shape or size and sufiicient to receive the upperhinged portion 58, ;(see Fig. 2)

which hinge portion may be Secured to said.

block'in any` preferred 'manner, as by the 'screws60, the hinge portion58 having hooksliapedihinge elements 62,`which maybe positioned'withinthe openings 40 and hence'-may be removed therefrom, so that thetabletop'or seat 54maybe swungto one'side so itwilloccupy a small space,or said seat "oratable top be entirely, removed andis'torecl, the hjnge"elements-62 being so shaped as-to prevent inadvertent j removal. v A:spring clamp 64 (Figs l and 2) engagesxthe onter .edge of'the lower or`stationany hinge portion 38 to locksaid. seat 'topi or table top in poi-.sition on the device, thestem 30 beingpositionedi nfofset relati'on.with;said hing 'portion so that the seat orvtable topwill be accuratelycentered with 'respect to thestand, Incase the device is to be used as aChristmas tree holder, the post 26, with its stern and hinge portion, aswell as thetable or seat top 'are removed, and the j thumb-screws 66 areused to hold and center the treejn'position;

e r While I have thus describedmy invention ,with great particularit it:will be clear that the same may be modi ed throughout a wide range. Iaccordingly do not propose to be limited to the exact details ofConstruction shown and described, but reserve the right in practice tomake any and all modifications thereof that fall within the scope of theapably assoe ated assocated with'sacl npper and lower mema e eo ' ostmay be removed 'fromgsadnpper and 8 I w r me ic mpr ng pp r d r* gagngsadflarige for addtionally prevent ing 'movement of said standard; a.stema ad f justably positoned in said standard, ancL-an articlesupporting member I associatecl ith" sadstem. i E

2. In a `deirce of thefclass 'de ssjcrbe 1,141,` framework Comprisngupper g Flower members a* flanged supporting postremovyv'th 5 both;ofzs'aid* member-5,'

a set of collapsble' leg anl 'braee,members bers; an means assoeatedwthfthe topsof each of said brace members for looking said flange tosaid upper'mmber When sadlegand brace. members are inextende'd' `pos--ton, and for unloekng said fiangewhensad p le'g `and brace members are`collapsed 'sojsai I lower members,

In a dev er 'members,` a supporting 'post 'associated Wthsad upper andlower n embers an exf tensble'su'pportng sternfn 'said 19 0 513573:

v e extendecl postom and fulernmmeans on the upper end of one' of saidbrae members foif, permttng said lockto be. operated, t rrespec tve ofthe movement;ofjsad braoe and leg gravtatonal` lock i for holdng said`stem i members."

4:. In aidevce of theclssdesorbd af framework -:`colllprsn g;' --1 1])per` and lo wer;

` members, afsetofgbrace andleg members i said brace members b eng eachpvotede'to "said upper' ;memberand to eachof sadleg members, extensions"on said 'lower member,

sa d upp ce ;ofthe class described;

framework comprsng ku'pper and 'lower -members, a set of brace and'legmembers* 'mov'ably assocated With said upper and .lowg

'bers members;-eollapsble supporting means as-.: socated Wth both "ofsad' members;.-a sup u portng devee reInoVably; assocated ;with r e andplural ,4 meansassocatedwthsad deVee,-jsadfco1- lapsble.supportng'meansand said frameswork'for preventng movement ofsad ole-` I-Vcefland` said collaPsible' means,`iwhenlthe ;l'atter's in eXtendedposition; e t

and :lower nr embers,`

` 'Ina deve' of the' 'class descrbem ja iramework compr sng iupper, andlower-g v membersisupporting means assocated'wth V each' -of saidmembersgfor supporting said framework, ?a hollowj post assoc'ated wth j;said upper andjlower members,- *a support- 8 ing stemextensble ;nsadposgmeans associated Wthsadstemand sad postac1 a])t-- I A `ec1*tocoact to'prevent the 'removalof 'said f ,i stern from said.po stand'ansartiele'bearngg` "support removablyshnged to'the' top ,of saidStem;

members, `'meansgassocated 'with said' mem?.

cated With.

clamp for removably hngng said] article' s'upportngmember fto; saidextensble' means I and ?for clamping said. art lesupportngj e stopmeansoneaehof sadextensonsfdaptj ed to be engaged by saidbr'aoe`membrs,' 4 means for pvotng said leg members to said. iextensions, an extensble supportng devioe f associated With said npperand lower 'mem bers, a gravtatonal'lock assoeated' Wth'g* for said locke 5. In a device 6. In a devceof the class deserbedga framework comprsng npper 'and lower said devee, afulcrum element on the' upp er end ofone of said* bm m mbe and means; assocated With said lock' and' saidelement 5 Whereby a shiftng fulcrum may be provided of theclassdescrbed, a

'framework comprsi ng upper and lowr V.

members, means assocated Wthjboth'of Saidi; V- e members for supportingsad framework, a f i 5 supporting postextendng through sad upu for'supporting' said framework, eXftensble'supporting-"means removablyassor" I both of. said members, looking', n e'ans ;assocated With;`said' extensible 'means folocking the latter in extendedfpos'ton',iartele supporting member, and a hing ecl i 1105; I E

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